All Argos articles – Page 52
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OpinionWindow shopping has moved online
A look at some recent results shows interesting diversity in the world of online retailing.
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NewsShareholder revolt embarrasses Home Retail
Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Homebase, says it has “taken note” of investor concern about directors’ bonuses after a shareholder revolt at Wednesday’s AGM.
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AnalysisRetailers and suppliers: An exercise in trust
Now more than ever, retailers and suppliers need to work together and be transparent, but a lack of trust is costing them, says Charlotte Hardie
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NewsArgos trials festival store at Isle of Wight
Argos is testing a new mobile store format at this weekend’s Isle of Wight music festival.
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NewsHomebase records first quarterly like-for-like sales growth since 2007
Home Retail Group has revealed a better than expected sales performance in its first quarter as it grew market share and benefited from the warm weather.
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NewsHome Retail boss misses bonus
Home Retail Group chief executive Terry Duddy took a hit of over £900,000 to his total pay last year after missing out on a performance-related bonus.
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NewsB&Q takes on Argos and Ikea with furniture launch
B&Q is to go head to head with Argos and Ikea by stocking sofas and other furniture for the first time.
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NewsHome Retail Group divides City
Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Homebase, met full-year profit expectations but brokers were divided on its merits.
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NewsArgos gears up for July launch of Chad Valley
Argos will launch Chad Valley, the toy brand bought from Woolworths’ administrators, this July and will consider similar opportunistic acquisitions to bolster its range.
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NewsHome Retail Group posts 24 per cent fall in preliminary profits
Home Retail Group, owner of the Argos and Homebase chains, has warned of continued tough trading conditions ahead after posting a 24 per cent fall in preliminary profits.
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NewsArgos launches entertainment website
Argos has launched an entertainment website selling 125,000 CDs and DVDs.Argosentertainment.co.uk is separate to the retailer’s main site and will enable it to “enter a popular market and offer a large choice of CDs and DVDs to customers shopping online”.Games will not be available on the site, but can be ...
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NewsSara Weller: retailers will expect multichannel ventures to pay their way
Argos managing director Sara Weller has highlighted the opportunities and challenges retailers face as they attempt to strengthen multichannel operations.
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AnalysisStore design: a little goes a very long way
Retailers are faced with some tough choices at the moment and retail design may well be low down on their list of priorities. But can they afford to do without it? John Ryan and Laura Lupton report
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Dotcom incorporated: Integrating the e-tail business
Most retailers launch e-tail operations as standalone departments, but some argue they need to be better integrated with the business. Liz Morrell assesses the benefits
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Argos email campaign lifts customer review response
Argos has generated a massive volume of customer reviews after running an email campaign in January to encourage customers to provide feedback on the products they had recently purchased.
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Argos confirms it will discontinue Indian trial
Argos parent company Home Retail Group has confirmed that it will discontinue its trial in India, in a move first predicted by Retail Week.
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Argos changes tack on prices
Catalogue store group Argos has jettisoned a long-standing element of its price promotion strategy and introduced a new marketing strapline to emphasise its value credentials.
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Argos launches biggest ever Christmas Sale
Argos has become the latest retailer to offer unprecedented discounting in the run-up to Christmas, launching a half-price Sale that the retailer said was its biggest ever.
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Key Argos supplier hits the buffers
One of Home Retail Group’s largest furniture suppliers has gone into administration.